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Recycling, reuse and rehabilitation of mine wastes
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posted on 2023-05-17, 09:41 authored by Bernd LottermoserIf we want to ensure a sustainable future for the human race, we must learn to prevent, minimize, reuse and recycle waste. Reuse of mine wastes allows their beneficial application, whereas recycling extracts resource ingredients or converts wastes into valuable products. Yet, today, many of the proposed reuse and recycling concepts for mine wastes are not economic. Consequently, the great majority of mine wastes are still being placed into waste storage facilities. Significant research efforts are required to develop cost-effective reuse and recycling options and to prevent the migration of contaminants from rehabilitated waste repositories in the long term.
History
Publication title
ElementsVolume
7Issue
6Pagination
405-410ISSN
1811-5209Department/School
School of Natural SciencesPublisher
Mineralogical Association of CanadaPlace of publication
Quebec, CanadaRights statement
Copyright 2011 the Mineralogical Society of America.Repository Status
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